Afghanistan Times
KABUL: At least 27 militants were killed and 10 others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal …
Read More »Exports climb 19pc
KABUL: Exports of merchandise grew by 19 per cent over past nine months of 2018, according to the latest report by the Ministry of Commerce and Industries. Exports increased by 19 percent in 2018 compared to the preceding year, said the ministry in a statement on Wednesday. Increasing facilitation, capacity …
Read More »Night raids ignite rage in Afghanistan
AT-KABUL: A large number of residents from eastern Paktia province on Wednesday staged protest after they lost their six kin in an Afghan night raid. They chanted anti-night raids slogan and demanded an immediate halt to the military operations causing civilian casualties. Time and again, the Afghan and foreign …
Read More »Nangarhar calls for support to conflict-stricken civilians
AT-JALALABAD: Community leaders must coordinate their efforts to protect and provide support to civilians affected by the ongoing conflict, said participants during a UN-backed symposium on human rights in the eastern province of Nangarhar on Wednesday. Organized by UNAMA’s regional office in Jalalabad, the event drew government officials, civil society …
Read More »Editorial: Refusal after refusal
The Doha Qatar based Afghan Taliban who are in opposition to sitting government and political process in motherland have reportedly refused to shake hand with their own countrymen in US brokered peace talks to be commenced in Riyadh Saudi Arabia on January 13. The Riyadh Saudi Arabia talks are stated …
Read More »No RS member injured in Herat insider attack
AT-KABUL: Two Afghan border security forces on Wednesday opened fire on NATO Resolute Support Mission Advisors at the military based in western Herat province, officials said. No RS members injured in the incident, ‘what it calls as insider attack’, while one Afghan border force killed and another detained alive, said …
Read More »Kabul’s pollution; ‘Use filters or face shutdown’ NEPA warns dirty businesses
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: National Environment Protection Agency (NEPA) on Tuesday warned that all bathhouses, restaurants, bakeries and buildings which cause air pollution will be fine or shut down, if they not set filter system within a week. Deputy of NEPA Eng Ezatullah Seddiqi warned that his office will fine or …
Read More »29 sentenced to prison on drug charges
KABUL: Twenty nine people have been sentenced by Afghanistan’s counternarcotics courts to prison after being convicted of drug trafficking charges over the past week, officials said. The CJTF – Criminal Justice Task Force – said on Tuesday that 29 convicted drug felons will spend at least 1½ years to 17 …
Read More »Taliban attacks in Sar-e-Pul kill at least 21 security forces
Kabul: Taliban militants killed at least 21 security forces in separate attacks on security checkpoints in northern Sar-e-Pul province on Monday, officials said on Tuesday, as clashes reportedly continued in suburban areas. Sar-e-Pul Governor Spokesman Zabihullah Amani said that Taliban massively attacked check points in Sayad district, Qashqari and number …
Read More »Editorial: Now at Iran
Leaders and policy makers of opposition Taliban are now staying in Tehran, Iran, in connection with talks and debates regarding ongoing peace efforts aimed at pulling Afghanistan and its people out of over four decades state of war and hostilities. The talks seem to be continuation of recently US brokered …
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